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US 11,587,469 B2Granted
Indicators for industrial devices
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAndrew J. Jaap, Andrew E. Carlson
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Abstract
An indicator is provided that can couple, without a fastener, to a housing of an industrial device.
Claims19
An industrial automation device indicator system comprising:
- a plurality of indicators;
- and
- a plurality of industrial automation devices positioned in side by side orientation to one another,
- each of said plurality of industrial automation devices having a housing with a front face and being included in a plurality of housings, the front face sized and adapted to receive an indicator included in the plurality of indicators, the indicator included in the plurality of indicators being formed in an L-shape and positioned on a corner of the front face,
- each of the indicators in the plurality of indicators being positioned on a housing included in the plurality of housings in a common orientation to one another,
- wherein a first industrial automation device included in the plurality of industrial automation devices comprises inputs for connection to a motor of a first application, and wherein a second industrial automation device included in the plurality of industrial automation devices comprises inputs for connection to a motor of a second application, the first industrial automation device and the second industrial automation device being adjacent to one another.
3 more elements
An indicator configured to be coupled to a housing of an industrial automation device, the indicator comprising
- at least one of rubberized plastic or silicone, with an engagement portion sized to be at least partially inserted into an opening included in the housing of the industrial automation device to couple the indicator to the industrial automation device without a fastener,
- wherein the indicator is configured to change color in response to temperature changes in order to indicate an operating temperature of the industrial automation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.